Science Snap (#15): Big freezes

Satellite images are not just wonderful for science, they also capture public interest during periods of intense and news grabbing weather. Earlier this month North America was gripped by a prolonged Arctic Chill, plunging the continent into freezing temperatures and smashing temperature records in the process. Consecutive satellite images tracked the southward progress of the freezing continent that looked unnervingly like the scenes from The Day After Tomorrow…

The UK hasn’t been exempt from similar chills. Remember the winter of 2010 anyone!?